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It's no wonder this James Otis, Jr. did not appear in American history texts. Knowing the American Revolution was fomented by a bar-brawler with a history of mental instability, who was then struck by lightning (?!?!) puts an entirely different spin on the subject. To a religious generation, this would definitely seem like a divine judgment on the whole political enterprise.

P.S. - If I ever get around to writing an alternative history based on these events, history will probably blame YOU, Undine, for bringing this subject to my attention.

P.P.S. - When I tried to publish this comment last time, I was misdirected to another webpage, then the backspace key told me I needed to re-send the data to retrieve the comments page, then I got another "OOPS" saying they couldn't retrieve the page and I should try refreshing it, and when it finally came up, my comment had disappeared into the colorless, un-inky vastness of cyberspace. If I believed in Stephen King's "Urs" and freaky enforcers trying to prevent news of the different "Ur" worlds from bleeding into each other, I might suspect someone really doesn't want an alternative history written with James Otis, Jr. as the star.

i really enjoy your blog , I'm an avid history nut( please don't delete me for saying I'm a nut) will definitely send friends to visit your blog, please keep them coming. p.s. i also get out of bed on the wrong side on days ending in "y"

i really enjoy your blog , I'm an avid history nut( please don't delete me for saying I'm a nut) will definitely send friends to visit your blog, please keep them coming. p.s. i also get out of bed on the wrong side on days ending in "y"

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